Planetary hours
in Odesa.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:41
- 2☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:08
- 8♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:05
- 12☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:51
- 3♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:27 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.